Pages

Saturday, November 6, 2010

Ever have one of those embarrassing moments when you realize someone is watching you do something odd....and you really didn't think that what you were doing was really that odd...until you realized someone was watching you do it?

No I'm not talking about something that would get you banned from a retail establishment or cause an airliner to divert to the nearest airport.

I had a rack of ribs that I wanted to smoke today and I was going through my wood bins in the garage trying to decide which combination of hard woods and fruit woods I wanted to use. I had a chunk of cherry wood from last year and a chunk of peach wood that I got from Larry (Big Dude's Eclectic Ramblings) a few weeks ago.

I held the cherry wood up to my face and inhaled deeply, thinking about what it would bring. Then I did the same with the peach wood. I couldn't decide so I sniffed both pieces again. About that time I looked up and over at our next door neighbor. She was by her car looking at me like, "What the **** is he doing?"

I would have titled this post "my neighbor caught me sniffing my wood in the garage" but I don't even want to think about the type of internet traffic that would draw.

Stir in the cabbage and carrot. Refrigerate and rest for at least 2 hours.

Season with salt and pepper to taste.

The result? It's not a clone of Dead End BBQ's slaw and wasn't intended to be. I liked the flavors and thought the pungent bite of blue cheese was just about right. But the kicker is the heat and smokiness that the chipotle brought to the dish.

I'd definitely make this one again but Alexis also had a fantastic idea, if you like a more vinegary slaw instead of a creamy slaw. Make our normal blue cheese vinaigrette and add the chipotle & celery seed for the slaw dressing.

And at the end of a perfect day, we warmed ourselves by the fire pit on the deck.

WOW! Your slaw sounds incredible. Love that blue cheese thing going on! Our grilling here is done for the year and it will be missed. You just might be starting a new trend with the wood sniffing. It definitely could be worse! I do stuff like that all the time. The more you explain it though, the worse it gets!

The BH loves blue cheese so he would love this recipe! Sadly, he will probably never eat it b/c I dislike blue cheese and he doesn't cook, haha. Maybe I would use goat or feta? I agree, Dead End BBQ is delicious, BUT there is a new place on Broadway just as you head into Halls called Mike's Smokehouse that I have heard from MULTIPLE food-loving people is phenomenal. We can't wait to check it out and compare!

Funny story about the wood-sniffing. And you're right, that title might have attracted unwanted visitors to your blog. ;) I feel that way when friends catch me taking pictures of food before I serve it, but I, and they, are getting used to it. The cole slaw sounds delicious!

This coleslaw sounds incredible, and with that chipotle kick to it, I know I'd really enjoy this. By the way, I'm holding a CSN giveaway on my blog and you're welcome to come by and enter. http://sweet-as-sugar-cookies.blogspot.com/2010/11/45-csn-giveaway.html

LOL.. guess it could have been worse, she could have caught you in your garage playing with your wood!! :)You know I'm going to have to try this coleslaw...I mean chipotles..mmmmm.. I have two of those magical little peppers left, just waiting to be used!!! Fantastic idea!

Seriously!! Next time you write about sniffing your wood in the garage you'd better put up a WARNING sign: Caution, this post may cause coffee to come out your nose due to excessive laughter! As much as I hate to admit it, I too, have sniffed....but only because our dog PEES on the wood pile and I want to make sure that whatever wood we bring inside for a fire will not produce an acidic, urine stench that permeates nostrils for hours on end! I've already printed out the recipe for the slaw - will make it tonight! Thanks!

Chris - I get caught doing crazy things all the time. My in-laws saw all the pictures of food on my camera the other day and questioned me on why there were more pics of food than the kids. Try to explain your way out of that one ;-) Sniffing wood isn't really too bad, right?

Love this coleslaw with the added blue cheese. I know that I would love those flavors together.

This basically summarizes approximately every experience I have at the grocery store. Where I am lost in thought doing something that truly only makes sense to me. And am definitely being observed by, oh, everyone. Including security guards. Oy.

I read blogs at 6:00 a.m. when the whole house is asleep - this post made me laugh so loud, I woke the dogs up. I'm still chuckling that your neighbor caught you "sniffing your wood." :DThe coleslaw sounds ridiculously good and that shot of the ribs is beautiful. My favorite shot is the fire pit, though. I love fall.